Ondrej Holzman Apple representatives revealed in court that they were shocked when Samsung introduced its first Galaxy phones, but because the South Korean company was a major partner, they were willing to make a deal with their competitor in Cupertino.
In October 2010, Apple offered Samsung its patent portfolio if the Koreans were willing to pay Apple $30 for each of their smartphones and $40 for each of their tablets.
"Samsung Decides to Mimic the iPhone," said Apple's presentation to Samsung on October 5, 2010. "Apple would like Samsung to apply for a license in advance, but since it is a strategic supplier to Apple, we are ready to grant it a license for some fees."
And not only that - Apple also offered Samsung a 20% discount if in exchange it licenses its portfolio. In addition to Galaxy phones, however, Apple also demanded fees for smartphones with Windows Phone 7, Bada and Symbian operating systems. After the discount, he was asking $9 for each Windows Mobile phone and $21 for the other devices.
In 2010, Apple calculated that Samsung owed it roughly 250 million dollars (about 5 billion crowns), which was a much smaller amount than Apple used to buy components from the Koreans. It was this offer that was made in a presentation dated October 5, 2010, which was made public in court on Friday.
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Even before Apple came up with the aforementioned offer, it warned its competitor that it suspected it of copying the iPhone and infringing its patents. "Apple has found several examples of Android using or encouraging others to use Apple-patented technology," it says in an August 2010 presentation titled "Samsung is copying the iPhone." Boris Teksler, who takes care of patent licensing at Apple, testified before the jury that the Californian company did not understand at all how such a partner as Samsung could create similarly copying products.
In the end, no agreement was reached between the two parties, so Apple is now seeking a much larger amount. He is already demanding more than 2,5 billion dollars (about 51 billion crowns) from Samsung for copying Apple products.
On the attached document you can see the offer that Apple presented to Samsung in October 2010 (in English):
Samsung Apple Oct 5 2010 Licensing
Well done to the Jamtungs, I hope Apple rips them apart in court.
before Windows Mobile 7 :D